Benjamin Garst^[1]

1850 - 1929  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin Garst  [2]
  Birth	25 Apr 1850	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Feb 1882	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Census	1900	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Civil District 14
  Census	1910	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Civil District 14
  Cause of Death	Influenza  [7]
  Occupation	Farmer  [4, 5, 6]
  Research Notes	Find-a-Grave entry (and included photograph of gravestone) give a death year of 1928, but his obituary was published in January 1929, saying he “died Sunday at his home.”  [3, 7]
  Death	27 Jan 1929	Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 7]
  	At his home
  Burial	28 Jan 1929	Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I13908	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Joel Garst
  Mother	Catharine Sherfy
  Family ID	F12104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Beals           b. 20 May 1847, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 9 Jan 1879, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Wesley Garst           b. 1 Nov 1872, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 5 Jan 1952, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years) + 2. Flora Elizabeth Garst           b. 7 Jan 1874, Tennessee, USA           d. 22 Jan 1962, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years)   3. Etta Barbara Garst           b. Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA           d. 8 Jan 1963, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)   4. Martha A. Garst           b. Oct 1876, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F9413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Frances Archer           b. 16 Aug 1858             d. 3 May 1899, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1882	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 8]
  Children	> 1. Amanda Catherine Garst           b. Dec 1882, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 1913 (Age 30 years) > 2. Anna E. Garst           b. Nov 1884, Tennessee, USA > 3. Nora Ellen Garst           b. Nov 1886, Tennessee, USA           d. 1950 (Age 63 years) + 4. Julia V. Garst           b. Feb 1889, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 18 Jul 1965, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years) > 5. Vergie Delany Garst           b. Nov 1892, Tennessee, USA           d. 1972 (Age 79 years) + 6. Samuel Paul Elijah Garst           b. 2 Dec 1894, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. Oct 1971 (Age 76 years)   7. Maudie M. Garst           b. 5 Jul 1897, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 6 Aug 1897, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F9459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1850 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Feb 1882 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 19 Feb 1882 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1900 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1910 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Death - 27 Jan 1929 - Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 28 Jan 1929 - Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5389] Marlin Diehl, Find A Grave memorial for Flora Garst Carder, #95032426. [S5390] Death Certificate of Flora Elizabeth Garst Carder. [S5401] Donna Londeen, Find A Grave memorial for Benjamin Garst, #32790211. [S5420] 1900 US Census - Household of Benjamin Garst. [S5572] Marriage Registration of Benjamin Garst and Mary Frances Archer. [S5662] 1910 US Census - Household Benjamin Garst. [S5820] Obituary of Benjamin Garst. [S5573] Marriage License of Benjamin Garst and Mary Frances Archer.